1/2: naadaan

ye baazi mohabbat

ki baazi hai, naadaan

ise jeetna hai to

haare chala ja

this gamble is

the gamble of love, o fool

to win this game…

keep going even if losing

Sheri Bhopali

(1)

baazi (2) gamble, bet

naadaan (2) naive, foolish, witless

jeetna (1) win

haare (1) defeated

chala ja (2) keep moving

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/2: naadaan

jurm-e-ulfat pe hamen

log saza dete hain

kaise naadaan hain

shoalon ko hawa dete hain

people punish me

for my crime of love

how naive they are…

stoking the flames more

Sahir Ludhianvi

(18)

jurm (4) crime

ulfat (2) love, friendship, affection

saza (4) punishment

naadaan (2) naive, foolish, witless

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